Sale reports / Iowa / Tama Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

Tama Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Tama, Iowa · Wed, Jun 17
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2165
Receipts
292 head
127 vs last sale 165 44 vs year ago 336 · 13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparison due too lightly tested last week to get an accurate market trend. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,613222.603,59115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543183.902,83823
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,275174.542,22618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,086133.311,4479thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348261.413,52442
HeifersSelectAverage1,092259.002,8283thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295254.473,2959thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,502261.393,927124
SteersSelectAverage1,185258.673,0653thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387253.743,51913

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · Tama Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Tama, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,227188.35/cwt160.00–232.502,31110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336157.28/cwt150.00–169.002,1018
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight903124.90/cwt120.00–130.001,1282
HeifersChoice1,348261.41/cwt259.00–263.003,52442
HeifersSelect and Choice1,311255.21/cwt254.00–259.003,3466
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,617178.42/cwt175.00–183.002,8859
Bulls2,158234.89/cwt232.50–238.005,0692
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,185258.67/cwt258.00–259.003,0653
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,358185.47/cwt174.00–205.002,5196
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,760259.31/cwt255.00–261.504,5643
CowsLean 85-90%1,138135.71/cwt120.00–149.001,5447
SteersChoice1,496261.44/cwt258.00–264.003,911121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,599188.90/cwt186.00–200.003,0218
SteersSelect and Choice1,414254.56/cwt250.00–257.003,59910
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,092259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,8283
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,297251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,2553
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,263253.00/cwt253.00–253.003,1953
BullsReturn to Feed1,063218.04/cwt200.00–235.002,3182
Bulls1,614221.20/cwt170.00–231.003,57011

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.